Mr and Mrs Gould - Grantlee Kieza

Category: Autobiography & Biographies, History
Language: English
Keywords: 19th Century Australian Enviromentalists Naturalists

Written by Grantlee Kieza
Read by Elizabeth Parisi
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

Mr and Mrs Gould
By: Grantlee Kieza
Narrated by: Elizabeth Parisi
Release date
01-11-2024
Language
English
Format
Audiobook
Length
12 hrs and 38 mins
Publisher
ABC Audio
Categories
Biographies & Memoirs

John and Elizabeth Gould sailed into Australia on a cold spring day in 1838 prepared for the most astonishing adventure of their lives. They had crossed three oceans from their London home to find the treasures of Australia’s birdlife and showcase them to the outside world.

Elizabeth had fallen pregnant for the seventh time at just 34, and there would be little rest for her in illustrating her husband’s exquisite books that had made him England’s celebrated ‘Bird Man’, and a force of nature in both science and publishing. Elizabeth had always worked in his shadow, but perhaps with his new book, The Birds of Australia, she would finally receive the deserved acclaim for her work.

Gould had studied birds from the Galapagos Islands and helped Charles Darwin expound his controversial theory of evolution by natural selection. In Australia, with the help of Aboriginal guides, he would gaze upon a vast array of Australian wildlife which would generate huge praise and profits.

2024, Indie Book Awards Non Fiction, Long-listed